Pink::Sleeve Kitties (I'm giving away 2!)

For pink and red Saturday I'm a day late and only have some pink to show for it. This is my sugar bowl, in all its pink, vintage glory.

How is everyone doing on use what you have month? Are you hanging? I think the hardest thing for me to forgo is the thrift shopping. Thrift shopping is  such a part of my day to day life. Even though I look for all kinds of things when I go, it is just too tempting to not check out the wool sweaters, linens and other textiles for crafting with!! So I'm steering clear. I'm seeing it as a good discipline for me. All I have to do is look at my out-of-control-pile of thrifted things and 'use what you have' makes a lot of sense once again!

So, back to using what I have, here is my latest creation---sleeve kitties.

A couple of posts back, I showed you this bag that I made from a thrifted knit sweater. I was coo-coo about the stripes and colors and after the bag was finished, I had 2 long stripey sleeves that needed to be made into something. Several thoughts went through my mind, but I settled on these kitties. I'm a cat lover and the most lovable fur ball you will ever meet lives in my home.  The kitties have button eyes, floss mustaches whiskers and each with a different little something---a bell collar, a fish necklace, a daisy or a posie. I stuffed them with poly-fill and rice, so they have a bit of a beanbag feel to them. The rice also helps them stand up.

I want to do  something fun and to practice some random acts of kindness like Autum has been doing. I want to give away the twin sisters.

Like Blair did in celebration of her 100th post, leave a comment here and tomorrow night (Monday 10th) at 8:00 pm, (pacific standard time) I will draw 2 names from the comments and send them each a sleeve kitty..just because!

Of the other two, one will be going to a certain birthday girl , and the other might just be staying here with me. Although, I'm really hoping to earn a little extra cash too, so you might see it for sale--maybe. I'm sure there will be more of these in the future, I have a lot of sleeves :)

Comments

[gkgirl]

really,
i'm not trying to win a kitty...
i'm really just posting to say how
cute and
cuddly
and did i say cute?
they are...
really...not trying to win anything...
no ulterior motives here...

but i will take it if i win of course...
i wouldn't want to be rude
:)
:)
:)

[Susan]

They're adorable!! I'll adopt them!!!

[Nini]

I love those kitties! What a great way to use those old sleeves!
I'm so glad I stumbled onto this site. You have so many cool ideas and projects. I've resolved to try and use up my own stash of fabric and doodads for the month of April and see if I can't put a dent in my supplies. :)

[laurie]

just found your blog the other day!! love your kitties and the purse.

[susaninfrance]

i'd love them, lost our cat recently, he was old...but my son does ask about him regularly...mommy, he's in the sky--like the lion king's daddy?? yes, that is where he is. we'd give one of them a good home here in france. what a super idea!!

[Sandrine (alias Didine!)]

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[Emily]

Cute! I love the stripes!

[wishingonclovers]

Oh they are so cute! The little whiskers are adorable!! How cool to make them out of a sweater!!!

[Erika]

Oh, aren't they just so sweet--I love their little faces. What a wonderful idea. You are so creative! I greatly admire your staying away from thrift stores-I KNOW that is a very difficult thing to do.

[Irene]

How cute! I feel like going to a charity shop to get a cheap sweater and making the kitties off the sweater, only that would go against the grain of using what you have, wouldn't it? I've only got 1 multicoloured sweater which I love and I don't think I'd be able to cut the sleeves up..

[Laura]

Oh darn I'm behind again. These little ones are just adorable! You're so clever to think of making something like this from the sleeves of that sweater!!